Access to Success: Developing a Comprehensive Success Plan for Transfer & Adult Students

1. Access to Success: Developing a Comprehensive Success Plan for Transfer & Adult Students Presented by the Student Success Center

2. Today’s Agenda • Current Practices at UWM • National Trends & Best Practices • Fall 2011 Transfer Student Data • Transfer & Adult Student Needs Assessment Results • New Initiatives at UWM • Group Discussion

3. Current Transfer & Adult Student Initiatives at UWM • Transfer & Adult Student Orientation • Mentoring • Programming • Nontraditional Student Recognition

4. National Trends for Transfer Students Noel-Levitz (2012). The attitudes of second-year college students Addendum: transfer students. Coralville, Iowa: Author. Retrived from https://www.noellevitz.com/documents/shared/Papers_and_Research/2011/2011TransferStudents.pdf.

5. National Trends for Transfer Students Noel-Levitz (2012). The attitudes of second-year college students Addendum: transfer students. Coralville, Iowa: Author. Retrived from https://www.noellevitz.com/documents/shared/Papers_and_Research/2011/2011TransferStudents.pdf.

6. Best Practices for Transfer Students • Transition programs • Orientations customized to meet student and university needs including: • Customized programs • Mandatory attendance • Advising and course registration • Optional advising as needed • Programs throughout the year • “Encore”, “just in time”, or “make-up” orientation

7. Best Practices for Transfer Students • Transition programs • Welcome activities • Customized opportunities for peer connection development (i.e. adult students, service members, student parents, etc.) • Welcome Leaders to guide smaller groups to take care of business • Break-out sessions on transfer/adult student specific topics • Transfer student specific welcome ceremony

8. Fall 2011 Transfer StudentsPrevious Institutions

9. Fall 2011 Transfer StudentsFull-Time v. Part-Time *Includes 2 students who graduated within this time frame

10. Fall 2011 Transfer StudentsGPA Results

11. Fall 2011 Transfer Students

12. Coming Up: Admission & Recruitment Alberto Maldonado Assistant Director of High School Recruitment & Community Relations • Current & Future Initiatives

13. Coming Up: Transfer Credit Seth Zlotocha Assistant Registrar of Curricular & Faculty Services • Transfer Credit Evaluations • Transfer Equivalency Database (TED)

14. Small Group Discussion • How are the national trends and best practices similar or different to what is happening at UWM? • Were there any sections of the fall 2011 transfer student retention information which surprised you?

15. Transfer & Adult Student Needs AssessmentSurvey Process • All new transfer and new freshman 25 years of age and older • Started at UWM in Summer 2012, Fall 2012, or Spring 2013 • Asked to complete a 60 question survey • Survey available from February 8, 2013 to March 3, 2013 • 325 individuals responded to the survey for a 12.48% response rate

16. Survey Responder Profile Age Ethnicity Gender Military Veteran Has Dependents

17. Survey Responder Profile Living Arrangements On/Near Campus : Top 5 Selection Factors

18. Survey Responder Profile Work During the Academic Year Off Campus Employment Hours Worked Per Week On Campus Employment Hours Worked Per Week

19. Survey Responder Profile Top Reason for Attending UWM Number of Other Colleges Attended *”Other” responses indicated primarily comments regarding proximity to campus, cost, convenience, and academic programs.

20. Survey Responder Profile UWM School/College Academic Status Major Selected Course Delivery

21. Survey Results: GOALS Most Important Goal for First Year at UWM

22. Survey Results: CONNECTIONS Connections on Campus: Faculty Desired Level of Connection Current Level of Connection

23. Survey Results: CONNECTIONS Connections on Campus: Staff Desired Level of Connection Current Level of Connection

24. Survey Results: CONNECTIONS Connections on Campus: Resources Desired Level of Connection Current Level of Connection

25. Survey Results: PROGRAMS Campus Programs and Events Top Interests for Programs/Events Barriers to Attending Events Frequency of Event Attendance

26. Survey Results: PROGRAMS Campus Programs and Events Time of Day for Programming Time Spent on Campus Outside of Class • Desired after hours services/programs: • Advising • Financial aid • Health care/counseling • Social events • Library • Tutoring/Study Groups

27. Coming Up: MAP-Works & Learning Communities Keri Duce Assistant Director of Student Success • Current & Upcoming MAP-Works Initiatives • Intervention Plan • Current Learning Communities • Upcoming Initiatives

28. Small Group Discussion • How can we increase connections with faculty and staff?

29. Survey Results: CONNECTIONS Connections on Campus: Peers Desired Level of Connection Current Level of Connection

30. Survey Results: MENTORING Mentoring through the Student Success Advocate (SSA) Program 34% have connected with their SSA 66% have not connected with their SSA How helpful was that interaction? Why not? • Other factors include: • Being too busy • Needing clarification of the SSA role • Needs are being met elsewhere

31. Coming Up: Peer Mentoring Kay Eilers Assistant Director for Transfer & Adult Student Success • Expanded Peer Mentoring team • Fall Welcome connection points • MAP-Works for all New Transfer Students

32. Survey Results: ORIENTATION Transfer and Adult Student Orientation (TASO) 48% attended TASO 52% did not attend TASO Desire for advising/registration at TASO? Why not? Would advising/registration have interested you in attending? Total Actual TASO Attendance: Fall 2012 – 628 Transfer; 196 Adult Spring 2013 – 218 Transfer; 101 Adult

33. Survey Results : ORIENTATION Online Orientation Priorities by Course Delivery Online-Only Blended

34. Survey Results : ORIENTATION In hindsight, what would you liked to know before starting at UWM? • Most frequent responses include: • Financial Aid, scholarships, cost of attending • Advising, course registration • Course descriptions, expectations, scheduling, and materials • Parking, transportation • Technology • Housing on and near campus • Resources on campus • Navigating campus • Peer connections, campus involvement • Transfer credits, transfer process

35. Survey Results: ADVISING Academic Advising 78% met with an advisor before registering for the first semester 22% did not meet with an advisor before registering for the first semester When? Why not? • Common responses include: • Did not need assistance/registered individually • Timing/delayed admissions decision • Not in the Milwaukee area • Advisor unavailable/lack of response • No advisor assigned • “Met” via phone/email

36. Coming Up: Transfer Student Orientation Gwyn WallanderKristin George Senior Academic Advisor Academic Advisor Letters & Science Business • Panther Fast Track Orientation – Pilot Program • Includes Academic Advising & Course Registration • June 12 & July 24 • Target Audience • New Transfer Students in Business and L&S • Under the age of 25 • Transferring in limited credits

37. Small Group Discussion • What can we do to increase engagement through the recruitment, admission, and first semester on campus for transfer/adult students? • If you were to pick one specific strategy that your department could take to improve the transfer/adult student experience. What would it be? • If you were to pick one specific strategy that the university could take to improve the transfer/adult student experience. What would it be?

38. Transfer & Adult Students The Person at UWM Who Has Helped You the Most in Your College Success: Tamara Badura OmoshalewaBamkole Chris Barnes Crystal Bartz Jessica Berlin Suzanne Boyd Kate Brondino Peter Brooks Jon Broskowski Shannon Byrne Irwin Megan Carlson Alejandra Carreno Lana Chenoweth Patricia Cobb Andrea Conte Lia Coryell Andy Cuneo Tina Current Jamey Curry Marshall Dermer Toby Deutsch Amanda Easton Deanna Edward Gricelda Estrada Michelle Fero Susan Fields Lori Fitzenberger Heather Ford Sayvon Friend Bethany Fuller Kristin George Susan Gruzis Megan Haak Jennifer Hayes Stephanie Henn Tyler Hines Deatra Holloway Jean Hudson Khaty Kate Sharon Keampfer Jim Klingbeil Jennifer Klumpp Jaime Knape Ashlie Kohl Chuck Konkel Ann Kowaliczko Alexandria Lange Andrea Lardner Nancy Lee John Lockman James Logan

39. Transfer & Adult Students The Person at UWM Who Has Helped You the Most in Your College Success: Jim Maillis Edwin Maldonado Brian Marks Matthew Meehan Mitchell Meyer Jay Miller Treville Miller Carol Mitchell Louis Molina Mika Moteki ArliMuhammed Daniel Mulcahy Megan Murphy-Lee Jessica Nastal Tanisha Parker Ferguson Donna Pasternak Ines Petterson Juli Pickering Gabriella Pinter Kayla Premeau Kristine Raymond Lindsay Robinson Felipe Rodriguez Graciella Rodriguez Angela Sadowsky Cindy Sanders Kayla Schaffer James Schmidt Molly Schreiber John Schroeder Chad Sorce Joel Speiss Laura Stark Jessica Stein John Stropes Tammy Taylor A. Toriano DorrieUnertl Jenny Valle Dao Vang Gwyn Wallander Griff Watson Donna Wier Christopher Willey Christine Wolf Jinyong Ying